Education News, 2016

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December 23, 2016 - Governor McAuliffe Addresses Teacher Shortage by Asking Retirees to Return to Work

December 23, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  National School Choice Week Offers Opportunities to Highlight Choice Benefits

December 16, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  New Education Secretary and Common Core

December 9, 2016 - Proposed Florida Law to Change Graduation Requirements:  Allow Computer Coding Instead of Foreign Language

December 9, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Aid for Christian Schools Damaged by Flood and Tornado

December 8, 2016 - Students in Virginia District May Read Huck Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird Again

December 7, 2016 - College Students OK with Schools Using Their Personal Data

December 6, 2016 - Gay-Straight Alliance Suit Against Florida School Reinstated

December 2, 2016 - Serious Teacher Shortages in California Government Schools

December 2, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  New Education Secretary Supports School Choice

November 28, 2016 - Betsy DeVos is Trumps Ed Secretary Pick

November 25, 2016 - Michelle Rhee Possible Trump Ed Secretary

November 24, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Thanksgiving Proclamation

November 19, 2016 - School Choice Gets a Boost with Election Results

November 17, 2016 - Who Will Be Trump's Education Secretary?

November 15, 2016 - Increasing Segregation in Virginia's Public Schools

November 15, 2016 - UVA Professors to UVA President:  Stop Quoting Thomas Jefferson

November 14, 2016 - Nashville Students Receive Post-election Anxiety Counseling

November 12, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Election Analysis for Religious Liberty and School Choice

November 4, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Supreme Court to Hear Transgender Case

November 1, 2016 - Millennials Prefer Private Schools

November 1, 2016 - America's Child Psychiatrist Shortage

October 28, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Obama Administration Pushing Transgender Mandate

October 26, 2016 - Pervasive STEM Teacher Shortages

October 24, 2016 - Federal Judge:  "[S[tudents do not have a constitutional right not to share restrooms or locker rooms with transgender students whose sex assigned at birth is different than theirs."

October 22, 2016 - Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Education Issues

October 21, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  9th Circuit Court Forces Pro-Life Centers to Promote Abortion

October 15, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Supreme Court Considers Education Cases

October 13, 2016 - Professors Call for Federal Law Banning Spanking in All Schools

October 13, 2016 - Does Education Technology Improve Student Achievement?

October 13, 2016 - Educators Disagree About Whether to Teach Cursive Writing

October 13, 2016 - Sprint to Give One Million Digital Devices to High Schoolers; Aims to Close "Homework Gap"

October 11, 2016 - Schools Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day, Not Columbus Day

October 7, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Nevada Supreme Court Rules on School Choice Program

October 5, 2016 - District Schools in CT Ban Clown Costumes for Halloween

October 1, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Department of Education Hosts Private School Leadership Conference

September 30, 2016 - Nevada Supreme Court Places Injunction on Education Savings Account Program

September 23, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  AACS Hosts National Legislative Conference, Thanks Dr. Wiebe, and Welcomes Dr. Rouse

September 23, 2016 - Trump Names Education Transition Team, Sources Say

September 21, 2016 - Is Personalized Instruction Better?

September 20, 2016 - Using a Smartphone Instead of a Scientific Calculator

September 19, 2016 - Is Common Core Too Much for Kindergarten Students?

September 15, 2016 - National Teacher Shortage Looms

September 9, 2016 - A New York City Teacher Teaches About 9-11

September 9, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Pennsylvania Considers Bill That Threatens Religious Liberty

September 7, 2016 - Connecticut Judge Rules School Funding Model Unconstitutional

September 3, 2016 - Signing Student Chromebook Agreement; Some Parents Say No

September 2, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Which School Choice Program Is Best?

September 1, 2016 - Congresswoman Virginia Foxx Talks About ESSA

August 31, 2016 - Studies Suggest Head Start "Can" Work

August 29, 2016 - Study:  Kindergarten "Readiness Gap" Narrower; Parental Engagement Cited As Likely Explanation

August 26, 2016 - Federal Judge Halts Obama's Transgender Mandate

August 24, 2016 - Principal Instructs Teachers to Stop Calling Students Boys and Girls

August 24, 2016 - Spanking Still Happens in America's Public Schools

August 23, 2016 - Major University Memo to Students:  Federal Law Requires That "Transgender" Students Be Referred to by Pronouns "Consistent with Your Gender Identity"

August 23, 2016 - BJU, Six Other SC Christian Universities Send Letter to Governor Expressing Concerns about Loss of Religious Liberties

August 22, 2016 - Judge Momentarily Stops Obama's "Transgender" School Restroom Directive

August 22, 2016 - Florida Schools Prepare to Deal with Zika

August 19, 2016 - Allegations of Abuse and Neglect at Head Start Funded School

August 19, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  California State Senator Drops (Most of) Proposal That Threatened Freedom of Religious Colleges

August 18, 2016 - Starting School Later So That Students Can Get More Sleep

August 17, 2016 - Is Student Data Safe?

August 15, 2016 - Liberals Identify Another "Gap" - The Education "Pay Gap"

August 12, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Religious Liberty Victory for Christian Colleges in Canada

August 12, 2016 - California Bill Targets Christian Colleges for LGBTQ "Discrimination"

August 11, 2016 - Is "Free" College a Good Idea?

August 10, 2016 - 3rd Circuit Restores Suit Against PA Public School with 10 Commandments Monument

August 10, 2016 - Experts Claim Ohio Virtual Schools Cannot Replace Brick and Mortar

August 9, 2016 - Disagreement Between Black School Choice Advocates and NAACP

August 5, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  AACS Submits Public Comments for ESSA Regulations

August 1, 2016 - Study:  Breakfast Might Not Help Students Think Better After All

July 30, 2016 - Nevada's New School Choice Law to Face Challenges in Court

July 29, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Education and Values Issues in Stark Contrast in Party Platforms

July 27, 2016 - Cursive Writing Comeback!

July 25, 2016 - Clinton-NEA "Love Fest"; Hillary Asks for End to "Education Wars"

July 22, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  AACS Hosts Youth Legislative Training Conference

July 21, 2016 - Pence:  Trump "Loves School Choice"

July 20, 2016 - Federal Data:  "Education Disparities" Persistent in Public Schools

July 15, 2016 - House Bill Cuts Education Department Budget, Protects Schools from Radical "Transgender" Restroom Agenda

July 14, 2016 - Increasing Drug Abuse Affects America's Schools

July 13, 2016 - Are Good Lesson Plans More Valuable to Teachers Than Professional Development?

July 8, 2016 - House Bill Cuts Education Department, Increases Pre-K Spending

July 8, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Senate Amendment Offered to Protect Schools in Voucher Programs

July 7, 2016 - Iowa Law May Seek to Silence Pastors on "Transgender" Issues:  Child Care Not "Bona Fide Religious Purpose"

July 6, 2016 - Governor McAuliffe Announces Members of New "School Readiness Committee"

July 6, 2016 - Government Educators Working to Eliminate F's

July 5, 2016 - 50 Years After the Coleman Report, Achievement Gaps Persist in Government Schools

July 3, 2016 - Sal Khan Opens Brick and Mortar School

July 1, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Opportunity to Help WV Church and Christian School After Severe Flood Damage

June 30, 2016 - The Learning Policy Institute Claims That Four States Are Doing Pre-K Right

June 27, 2016 - UNC Guidance - Use of the Words Boyfriend and Girlfriend Is a "Microagression"

June 25, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Legislation Introduced Threatens Religious Liberty

June 24, 2016 - Common Core Math "May Set Unrealistic Expectations"

June 21, 2016 - President Obama Reveals K-12 "Maker" Initiatives

June 19, 2016 - No Parental Input into K-12 "Gender Identity Standards"

June 17, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Judge Rules Religious Schools Cannot Participate in Voucher Program

June 16, 2016 - Teachers Having Difficulty Implementing Technology in Instruction

June 15, 2016 - Disconnect Between Common Core and College Readiness

June 13, 2016 - Virginia Congressman Urges President Obama Regarding Federal Preschool Spending

June 10, 2016 - California Bill Seeks to "Protect" LGBT Students Who Attend Christian Colleges

June 10, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Parents' Rights and Responsibilities in School Choice Laws

June 9, 2016 - "...[B]ehavioral Issues Get in the Way of Learning"

June 8, 2016 - Wearable Technology on College Campuses

June 7, 2016 - Gloucester County, VA, to Appeal "Transgender" Restroom Case to SCOTUS

June 7, 2016 - Racial Disparities in America's Government Schools

June 3, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  AACS Legislative Office Hosts Spring Lobbying Days

May 27, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Judge Upholds Constitutionality of School Choice Program

May 26, 2016 - Should 10th Grade Be the New Senior Year?

May 23, 2016 - Are "Zero Tolerance" Policies in Virginia's Government Schools Discriminatory?

May 21, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  The Battle over the President's Transgender Policy for Schools

May 20, 2016 - Should Schools Pay Students to Learn?

May 19, 2016 - NC School District to Do Away with Valedictorian, Salutatorian Titles

May 18, 2016 - Government Schools in Los Angeles to Settle Child Sex Abuse Cases for $88M

May 13, 2016 - White House Statement Ties Federal Dollars for Schools to "Trans Gender" Bathroom Policies

May 13, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Administration Releases Policy Statement on Family Engagement with Early Learning

May 6, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  DC Scholarship Program Reauthorized by House of Representatives

May 5, 2016 - "[C]hildren’s brain architecture changes when they have relationships with strong, caring adults."

May 2, 2016 - Detroit Teachers Go on Strike, Close Down Government Schools

May 2, 2016 - Can Test Score Manipulation Be Justified?

April 29, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  AACS Submits Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case

April 25, 2016 - Learning Life Lessons by Playing Chess

April 24, 2016 - Lutheran Preschool in Missouri to Challenge Blaine Amendment Before Supreme Court

April 22, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  AACS Hosts National Competition

April 22, 2016 - Girl Beaten in Government School Rest Room, Dies Later

April 20, 2016 - Virginia Court Agrees with "Transgender" Student About Rest Room Accessibility

April 18, 2016 - Study:  Students Retain Information Better When Taking Notes by Hand vs. Taking Notes by Computer

April 15, 2016 - Common Core Computer Testing Malfunctions in 30 States

April 13, 2016 - Teachers Criticize Common Core

April 8, 2016 - Teacher Education Is "Overly Theoretical...Light on the Practical"

April 8, 2016 - Can Schools Be the Solution to the Achievement Gap?

April 8, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Religious Freedom Victory in Mississippi

April 8, 2016 - Study Promotes "High Quality Pre-K for All"

April 7, 2016 - Virginia State Senator to Teacher:  "You Do Not Know Better Than the Parents!"

April 7, 2016 - College Remediation Costs American Families $1.5B Annually!

April 6, 2016 - Backhoe Cuts Fiber Optic Line; Entire State Cancels Online Assessments

April 5, 2016 - Pros and Cons of Year-Round Schooling

April 1, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Religious Liberty Battles in Georgia and North Carolina

March 31, 2016 - MindUp:  Helping Government School Students to "Feel Present in Their Own Bodies," Without Calling It Transcendental Meditation

March 30, 2016 - A Dozen Detroit Government School Leaders Charged with Financial Corruption

March 28, 2016 - Teaching about Islam in Government School Classrooms

March 25, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments for Religious Liberty Case

March 25, 2016 - Governor McAulifffe Considers Bill to Creat Public "Virtual Schools" in Virginia

March 24, 2016 - Common Core Yields No Improvement in Test Scores

March 24, 2016 - What Is the Average Life Span of a School-Issued Computer?

March 22, 2016 - Are Schools Not Teaching Introverts Well?

March 21, 2016 - How Teacher Pensions Are Contributing to the Fiscal Crisis in Government Education

March 19, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  John King Named New Secretary of Education

February 24, 2016 - What Happens When the Government Offers "Free" College Tuition

February 22, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer: Update on School Choice Legislation

February 20, 2016 - Idaho Senate Committee Approves the Bible as a Public School Text

February 18, 2016 - Thousands Stage "Walk-ins" to Advocate "Fully Funded" Government Schools

February 16, 2016 - Does Grouping Students by Ability Work Well?

February 13, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Obama Administration Wants to Educate "Cradle to Career"

February 10, 2016 - Common Core Instruction Methods Don't Work for English

February 8, 2016 - Can Teachers Write "Google-proof" Questions?

February 8, 2016 - Lawsuit Against Common Core Dropped in Louisiana

February 8, 2016 - Most College Students Prefer Real Books to Digital

February 5, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  School Choice Week; Support for School Choice Grows

February 2, 2016 - Tech Troubles for Florida's Computerized Testing

February 1, 2016 - Are GED and College Readiness the Same Thing?

January 29, 2016 - ESSA and Standardized Testing

January 28, 2016 - AACS Washington Flyer:  Ted Cruz Offers Bill to Provide Education Savings Accounts for DC Children

January 23, 2016 - Study:  "Kids Spend More Time on Their Feet" When Using "Standing Desks"

January 22, 2016 - Special Ed "Graduation Gap"

January 20, 2016 - Minecraft for Schools

January 14, 2016 - Helping Students Remember Information

January 6, 2016 - Tweeting Tips for Educators

January 1, 2016 - How Was Race to the Top Money Spent?